If you are looking for something REALLY stunning, try Victor Paranjoti’s Kyrie Eleison. Strictly using the notes of the Purvikaliani Raga of the Carnatic (south Indian) style of music, but with 8 part harmony using only those notes, the harmony is among the most fascinating yet acceptable you are likely to hear. The words, of […]
New Publications
Edward Lear for SATB and guitar or piano! Kalevala translations for SATB!
Yelton Rhodes Music has just published two of my works. One is a setting of Edward Lear’s “The Owl and the Pussycat” for SATB and guitar (or piano), and the other is my setting of translated sections of the prologue of the Kalevala, titled Kalevala Fragments. Here are links to the YRM catalog for […]
Dan Gawthrop; “She Walks In Beauty” Premieres
The Chautauqua Chamber Singers under the direction of Rebecca Ryan premiered Daniel E. Gawthrop’s newly commissioned setting of the Lord Byron poem “She Walks in Beauty” in a concert Saturday evening, 14 May, 2011 in Jamestown, NY. This SATB work is suitable for concert use by high school, collegiate, chamber and professional ensembles and is […]
New Christmas concert music-American tunes-SATB, violin, harp, tamborine
I’d like to introduce a new publication from Spindrift Music Company: Shepherds and Angels – new settings of American Christmas songs for SATB chorus, violin, harp and tamborine 9 movements setting Appalachian and New England tunes, with instrumental prelude and interludes You can download a PDF score and hear an audio demo […]
Let’s Barter!
RedHouse Arts is, among other things, a distributor for independent choral composers. We need good recordings of some of our anthems and are looking for choirs willing to barter with us. Here’s how it works: we provide you the score; you provide us with a recording by a mutually determined date. Please take a look […]
Do you need a specially composed anthem for your choir?
I wanted to let everyone know of a wonderful experience I had using choralnet. In January, I posted a request asking if anyone knew of Easter anthems with limited instrumentation ( I specifically have trumpet, trombone, English horn/oboe available for my service). I received a reply from a fellow musician and composer who offered to […]